Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: TALBERT, ERIC MICHAEL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1738 1758 1791 1794

This examiner grants 17% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

16.7%
Allow Rate
-48.3% vs TC avg
80
Total Applications
+60.0%
Interview Lift
1308
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 36 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.5%
§102 Novelty
42.2%
§103 Obviousness
27.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18802105 APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING A VOLATILE MATERIAL Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18734725 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEATING AND/OR COOLING, IN PARTICULAR PASTEURIZING, FILLED AND CLOSED CONTAINERS Non-Final OA Krones AG
17677385 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISINFECTING AIR Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
18519202 IMAGING APPARATUS, AIR CHANNEL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN IMAGING APPARATUS Final Rejection Siemens Healthcare GmbH
17620617 Improvements in and Relating to Sterilisation of Fluid-Guiding Elements for Bioprocessing Applications Non-Final OA Cytiva Sweden AB
18652468 VEHICLE INTERIOR STERILIZER Non-Final OA SL CORPORATION
18065851 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SANITIZING AIR CONDITIONED BY A CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection THERMO KING LLC
18168298 COMBINING AIR CLEANING METHODS FOR IMPROVED ANTI-CONTAMINANT EFFICACY AND AIR CLEANING ARRAYS Non-Final OA TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
18250602 Disinfection System Non-Final OA JDC Corporation
18019216 TABLE-TOP APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A SUBSTANTIALLY MICROBE-INACTIVATED ROOM ZONE Non-Final OA OSRAM GmbH

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